Why Have Macro Backups?

I highly recommend having “macro backups” to help hit your macros.
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Like what?
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Things that are macro specific (meaning mostly JUST straight fats, straight carbs or straight protein with minimal other macros)
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that you can eat either between meals OR add to meals (without extra cooking) to round out daily macros such as those listed above.
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🤔Does this mean you can ONLY eat these few things? Or that we HAVE to eat them??
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🙅🏼‍♀️Absolutely NOT!
(This is SUPER important to understand so you don’t get “burnt out” from your meals)
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💥Fill most of your macros with whatever you want but use these as “fillers”.
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Most of the time we need to “round out” the last 10g or so of each macro so using these in varying serving sizes can help cap each macro throughout the day!
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Example:
You have all 3 meals planned out for tomorrow but have a few grams of each macro left:
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-add a few grams of olive oil to one of your meals to cap fats
-add 1/2 scoop protein powder to your coffee (protein coffee is DELISH)
-add a rice cake or some Cheerios to a snack or end your day!
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🗣 tell me below, what’s on your typical macro emergency filler list?!
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Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist
Fat loss and Macro coach
RN/BSN